John Witherspoon Gilpin recently donated $1 million to establish the John Witherspoon Gilpin, M.D. ’82 Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering.

Clemson University

John Witherspoon Gilpin recently donated $1 million to establish the John Witherspoon Gilpin, M.D. ’82 Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering.

Seize every opportunity. That’s one of Georgia A. Callahan’s tried-and-true pieces of advice for women in business. And it’s a mantra that the now-retired Chevron executive has followed from her very first job.

Grace Washam Abernethy M ’11 has mastered a unique craft, one that puts her at the heart of 18th- and 19th-century restoration work — including the ongoing restoration of a prominent pre-Civil War mansion.

Now an Emmy-nominated comedy writer, Alrinthea Carter M ’05 is finding her way one laugh at a time.